-PLEDGES SUPPORT
The American based Millinium Challenge Compact (MCC), has assured the Liberian Government through the Ministry of Labour that it is exploring means to provide direct support towards the country's ongoing labor transformation program for job creation. A Labor Ministry press release signed by E. Frederick Baye, Acting Director of Communications and Public Affairs
and issued over the weekend disclosed that a high power MCC's delegation is headed by the Director Dr. Sarah Jones held a lengthy exchange with Labor Minister Hon. Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. and team at the Ministry recently.
The MCC visiting team adequately provided detailed information on several job creation programs currently being initiated by the Ministry. These include: The reformed Alien Work Permit Regime, Annual Vacation Program being in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, reinforcement of Occupational Health and Safety Program at workplace, ongoing nationwide debate by the Tripartite Constituents on the revision of the Minimun Wage, among others.
Minister Kruah and team assured the MCC's Delegation of Government's determination to improve the country's labour sector, protect existing private sector invesment concessions, revise the current Minimun Wage to appreciable regional standard to benefit the economic livelihood of workers and ensure protection for workers' welfare under robust occupational health program, among others.
The Minister then requested direct financial and logistical support from the MCC to improve workplace monitoring exercise through enhanced training for Labor Inspectors and Health and Safety Officers deployed at major concessions across the country The MCC boss was then presented a copy of The Labor Ministry Occupational Health, Safety, and Welfare manual.
In response, the MCC Boss commended Labor Minister Kruah and staff for the ongoing labor transformation, promising that her organization will favorably review their list of requests and explore ways for direct support.
She disclosed several ongoing meaningful contributions by the MCC toward the government's ARREST AGENDA, especially in the energy and rural eletrification sectors.
She further encouraged the Labor Minister to continue protecting a decent labor environment, particularly for foreign investors. Other senior members of MCC Team at the meeting with the Labour Ministry Officials included: Hilary Proct, Consultant; Lawrence Goldman, TVet Consultant; Simba Mangwengweme, Enegy Consultant; Aminor Yaya, Associate Director, among others. On Minister Kruah's team at the dialogue with the MCC visiting Delegation were: Deputy Labor Ministers for Administration and Manpower Development, Hon. Othello P. Mansuo and Steven Korlubah; Assistant Ministers for Administration and Labor Statistics, Hon. Rufus K. Freeman and Jackson Worlubah, along with several Directors from Alien and Naturalization, Employment and Labor Standards Departments.
